The Importance of the Holy Shroud and Christ’s relics
The Shroud frightens some people, even Christians. The entire body image, both positive and negative, and especially the Holy Face, can raise goose bumps.
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BISHOP’S SCHEDULE: Highlights for Juneau & Anchorage
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is a list of highlights from Bishop Andrew Bellisario’s schedule for the month of July.
News & Happenings around the Anchorage Archdiocese
Editor’s note: The following is a list of news briefs and upcoming events from around the Anchorage Archdiocese.
May ACYC inspire teens to go and share the Gospel
May we go forth into the summer, beyond the experiences of ACYC, as stronger missionary disciples who strive to share our faith with others, building loving communities of faith, wherever we find ourselves.
A letter from Bishop Bellisario
The role of the apostolic administrator ends when the new archbishop is installed. While serving as the apostolic administrator of Anchorage, I remain the bishop of Juneau. I look forward to ministering in the archdiocese and working with the clergy, religious, chancery staff and all of you.
Seattle welcomes Archbishop Etienne
With his family and an estimated 1,000 people present, Archbishop Paul Etienne became coadjutor archbishop of the Archdiocese of Seattle during a June 7 Mass of Reception at St. James Cathedral.
News & Happenings: Young adult conference, Eucharistic procession and more…
This is a roundup of upcoming events and news briefs from across the Anchorage Archdiocese.
Upcoming Anchorage talk: ‘Woman as Prophet: A Feminism for the 21st Century’
“The beauty of the feminine genius at home and in the world” is the title of an upcoming talk in Anchorage. The June 20 event is part of the monthly speaker series presented by the local chapter of Catholics United for the Faith.
Will our children grow up to be Catholic?
The bad news is that many parents will still see more than half their children leave the Catholic faith. About 75 percent of Catholic children leave the church by the time they are 18 unless…
Anchorage Archdiocese welcomes pope’s new norms on sex abuse reporting
The new norms add that the metropolitan archbishop in a specific region will now be in charge of investigations against those bishops in dioceses near the archdiocese.